NAPLES, Fla. – U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis, the previous Florida chief monetary officer, introduced his endorsement of fellow Republican Byron Donalds for governor on Thursday, backing the candidate who has obtained the assist of President Donald Trump.
Patronis turned the seventeenth member of Florida’s congressional delegation to publicly assist Donalds’ bid for the 2026 governor’s race.
“I’m in full settlement with President Trump: Byron Donalds is THE man to guide Florida as our subsequent Governor,” Patronis stated. “He’s an America First fighter with the spine and conviction to guard our freedoms, defend regulation and order, and rise up for each hardworking Floridian.”
The endorsement from Patronis, who represents Florida’s 1st Congressional District, highlights Donalds’ rising coalition amongst state and nationwide Republicans.
Patronis confused that as governor, Donalds could be “laser-focused on making the state extra inexpensive” so that each Floridian can dwell the “American Dream.”
Donalds’ endorsements now embody 17 members of Florida’s congressional delegation, 15 prime Florida sheriffs, three-fourths of the Republican caucus within the Florida Home, and U.S. Home management.
The marketing campaign additionally pointed to Donalds’ “monster Q3 fundraising haul” and up to date polling that reportedly exhibits him “crushing present and potential Republican main opponents” and main “by vast margins in opposition to Democrat opponents.”
Patronis joins Rep. Neal Dunn and 63 conservative members of the Florida Home who publicly backed Donalds this week.
